Lorna asked this question about No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us:
so far this is annoying the hell out of me. Does she ever look into what factors cause some women to accept or enter into relationships like this in the first place? I do not believe that a confident women with decent self esteem would get into a relationship with these sorts of men. Her reactions of what occurs seem accurate enough but she seems oblivious to the origins of the victim mentality.
Holly Stovall There is no such thing as "victim mentality." That's a term made up to support denialism. In reality, the opposite is true, humans want to deny the fa…moreThere is no such thing as "victim mentality." That's a term made up to support denialism. In reality, the opposite is true, humans want to deny the fact that most victims are women and most perpetrators are men. It's not a "mentality"--it's statistics. It's math. It's fact.(less)
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